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The play is her own adaptation of her novel of the same title, telling of a girl's struggles when  confronted with the need to cope with the harsh reality of adulthood and love when she discovers her mother in bed with a lover.
 
The play is her own adaptation of her novel of the same title, telling of a girl's struggles when  confronted with the need to cope with the harsh reality of adulthood and love when she discovers her mother in bed with a lover.
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The play was a finalist for the [[Amstel Playwright of the Year Award]] in 1991.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheugnet_Buys
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 08:01, 30 June 2022

Die Totempaal ("The totem pole") is a play by Sheugnet Buys (1935-)

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The play is her own adaptation of her novel of the same title, telling of a girl's struggles when confronted with the need to cope with the harsh reality of adulthood and love when she discovers her mother in bed with a lover.

The play was a finalist for the Amstel Playwright of the Year Award in 1991.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheugnet_Buys

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